Who Started your Church? For over 1000 years, There was one Christian Church. Though many heresies grew time after time - the Universal (catholic) Christian Church met and squashed them time after time. It was not until 1054 that the first large split happened in the Christian Church. East & West. 1054 AD - Greek Orthodox Church broke from the Catholic Church. Note - Our core beliefs are nearly identical in both Biblical and Traditional theology. 1570 AD - If you are a Lutheran, your religion was founded by Martin Luther, an ex- monk of the Catholic Church, in the year 1517. 1534 AD - If you belong to the Church of England, your religion was founded by King Henry VIII in the year 1534 because the Pope would not grant him a divorce with the right to remarry. 1560 AD - If you are a Presbyterian, your religion was founded by John Knox in Scotland in the year 1560. 1582 AD - If you are a Congregationalist, your religion was originated by Robert Brown in Holland in 1582. 1600s AD - If you are a Protestant Episcopalian, your religion was an offshoot of the Church of England founded by Samuel Seabury in the American colonies in the 17th century. 1605 AD - If you are a Baptist, you owe the tenets of your religion to John Smyth, who launched it in Amsterdam in 1605. 1628 AD - If you are of the Dutch Reformed church, you recognize Michaelis Jones as founder, because he originated your religion in New York in 1628. 1744 AD - If you are a Methodist, your religion was launched by John and Charles Wesley in England in 1744. 1774 AD - If you are a Unitarian, Theophilus Lindley founded your church in London in 1774. 1829 AD - If you are a Mormon (Latter Day Saints), Joseph Smith started your religion in Palmyra, N.Y., in 1829. 1865 AD - If you worship with the Salvation Army, your sect began with William Booth in London in 1865. 1879 AD - If you are a Christian Scientist, you look to 1879 as the year in which your religion was born and to Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy as its founder. 1900 - Present - If you belong to one of the religious organizations known as Church of the Nazarene, Pentecostal Gospel. Holiness Church, Pilgrim Holiness Church, Jehovahs Witnesses, your religion is one of the hundreds of new sects founded by men within the past century. 33 AD - If you are Catholic, you know that your religion was founded in the year 33 by Jesus Christ the Son of God, and it is still the same Church.
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